Today is the last day of the Kimberley portion of this trip, and the morning is spent at Koolama Bay. Formerly known as Rulhieres Bay, it was renamed Koolama Bay after the State Ship (SS) […]
Today’s visit to the King George River offers a full program of activities – a 6 hour zodiac cruise and hike to the top of the falls departing at 6.30am , a 3.5 hour zodiac […]
Today is a very expensive helicopter flight to Mitchell Falls and back. It turns out to be worth every cent. 4 helicopters take off and land on a small beach in front of L’Austral, fly […]
Vansittart Bay is home to Jar Island, named for the shards of (probably) Macassan pottery found there by Philip Parker King (1791-1856). Jar Island is also significant for the Gwion Gwion style rock art galleries […]
Up early at 6 am, I can see L’Austral has arrived in the early hours of the morning and is tied up at Stokes Wharf, a stone’s throw from the apartment. Unfortunately, I have to […]
Today’s off-train excursion on The Ghan is to Nitmiluk Gorge, formerly known as Katherine Gorge. Departure is at 9am, with breakfast from 6.30am. Something is rattling in my cabin during the night, and by 6am […]
